The new Volvo XC90 is the first car to be based on the firm’s homegrown modular SPA platform.

In what is the first in a series of teasers, Volvo has revealed the headlamps of the 2015 Volvo XC90 which is set to be unveiled in Stockholm in two weeks’ time. The SUV will have its motor show debut at the Paris Motor Show in October and the interior has already been revealed.

The new Volvo XC90’s LED daytime running light element is called as the Thor’s Hammer.

The teaser image shows the new XC90’s headlamp and a part of the grille. Volvo’s designers call the T-shaped LED daytime running lights as Thor’s Hammer. The headlight elements are also made up of a cluster of LEDs, giving it a concept-like look. The chrome finished grille is composed of vertical slats.

The SUV is the first model to be built on the brand’s modular Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA) which will underpin all the future Volvos starting from the 60-series upwards. The company says, irrespective of the complexity, various models can be built on the same assembly line.

The Volvo SPA modular platform will underpin most of the brand’s future products.

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